Understanding the Base of the Pyramid: Inclusive Innovation Context Analysis Framework

Around 4 billion people are currently living below income of $3000 a year, constituting the largest and poorest socio-economic group in the world. This group of people, termed as the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), can be a lucrative market for innovative companies due to its massive size when targeted with innovative products and appropriate...

A User Friendly Biogas Socket for the BoP: A case study for TNO in Rwanda

This master thesis is carried out for independent research organisation TNO, who initiated the Biogas Socket project in 2008. The Biogas Socket project is part of TNO’s ‘Innovation for Development programme’, wherein high tech development and low-tech innovations contribute to stimulate economic growth and prosperity in BoP countries. This...